Police Helicopter Scrambles Over Dartford in Urgent Search for Missing Man

Police launch aerial search for missing man in Dartford

A police helicopter is scouring the skies above Dartford as officers comb Ridge Way on the ground. The urgent search follows reports of a man gone missing in the area.

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